Bhanga Upazila


Bhanga is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhanga is located at. It has 57,164 households and total area 215.30 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bhanga Upazila had 72,900 households and a population of 293,857. 9.73% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bhanga had a literacy rate of 73.41%: 74.64% for males and 72.32% for females, and a sex ratio of 90.71 males for every 100 females. 53,621 lived in urban areas.
As of the 2011 [Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh], Bhanga upazila had 57,164 households and a population of 259,032. 62,224 were under 10 years of age. Bhanga had an average literacy rate of 47.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 46,477 of the population lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhanga has a population of 214702. Males constitute 50.23% of the population, and females 49.77%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105762. Bhanga has an average literacy rate of 25.7%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Bhanga Upazila is divided into Bhanga Municipality and 12 union parishads: Algi, Azimnagor, Chandra, Chumurdi, Gharua, Hamirdi, Kalamridha, Kawlibera, Manikdha, Nasirabad, Nurullagonj, and Tujerpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 206 villages.
Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.
According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School, and Kalamridha Govinda High School, are notable secondary schools.
  • Madhobpur Technical and B.M College
  • Kazi Wali Ullah High School
  • Kazi Mahbubullah College
  • Bhanga Mohila College
  • Kazi Shamsunnesa Girls School
  • Deora High School
  • Bharilhat Nesaria Dakhilia Madrasa
  • Syed Zanal Abdin High School
  • Abdulabad High School
  • Brahmondi High School
  • Sunflower Ideal Academy
  • Sonamoyee High School
  • Sharifabad High School & college
  • Munsurabad Govt. Primary School
  • Maligram high School
  • Pulia High School
  • East Sadardi High School
  • Bhanga pilot High School
  • Hoglakandi Govt. Primary School.
  • Tuzarpur S.A. High School
  • Hamirdi Pilot High School
  • Purbapara High School
  • Maijhail Govt Primary School